Adjustable pedestal.



H. H. BUSH. ADIUSTABLE PEDES'TAL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. as. me.

Patented May 8, 1917.

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HENRY I-I. BUSH, 0F AILVIUSKIEIGON, MICHIGAN.

ADJUSTABLE PEDESTAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 191%.

Application led February 16, 1916. Serial No. 78,660.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY IFI. BUSH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Muskegon, in the county of Muskegon and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AdjustablePedestals; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The object of this invention is to provide a novel type of pedestaldesigned particularly to support game boards, which pedestal will be ofsimple construction, can be conveniently and e peditiously adjusted toany desired height, and will be durable and will effectively support agame board.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel type of retainingmeans for holding the adjustable parts of the pedestal in adjustedposition.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodimentof my invention of which the following is a specication, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure l is a vertical elevation of the pedestal,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the upper end of the pedestal, and

ig. 4 is a horizontal section taken through the pedestal.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral l designates the lowerbase portion of the pedestal7 which consists of a hollow vertical bodyof rectangular configuration, and has its lower end provided with thesupporting legs 2. Adjustably mounted within the base or body l, is asecond rectangular shaped member 3, which has one side thereof providedwith a metallic strip 4, which lies iiush with the adjacent side of thebody 3. The base 1 has that side which is adjacent the metallic strip 4provided with an opening through which extends a block 5, the said blockhaving its inner end provided with a flanged portion 6, which ts withina recess 7 in the adjacent side of the base 3, and the said flange issecured to the side of the base l by means of the fastening elements 8.The block 5 has a bore extending therethrough, which threadedly receivesthe shank 9 of a screw, the outer end of the shank being provided withthe winged head 10, by means of which the shank of the screw can beadjusted against the metallic strip 4 on the body 3 so as t0 hold thebody in different adjusted positions.

Located at the upper end of the adjustable body 3 is a disk 11, whichhas a depending annular portion 12 formed on the under side thereof, andsaid disk and annular portion are provided with alined rectangularshaped openings for the reception of the upper end of the body 3.

Disposed above the disk 11 is a supporting head 14 formed by theintersecting arms 15, the said arms being secured, at their points ofintersection, to a disk 16, which underlies the arms and is rotatablymounted on the disk 11 carried by the upper end of the body 3. The arms15 are provided at their point of intersection with an opening whichreceives the upper end of a pin 17, the lower end of the pin extendingthrough an opening in the disk 16 and rotatably received by alongitudinally extending bore 18 formed in the body 3 and which opensinto the upper end of the body 3, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

The arms l5 extend outwardly and upwardly, as shown in Fig. l of thedrawings, and the upper ends of the arms l5 are provided withsemispherical shaped pieces 19, upon which the game board, not shown, isadapted to rest, the said pieces 19 being formed of rubber or similarmaterial, so as to cause frictional engagement between the board and thearms 15, so as to prevent lateral movement of the board.

By virtue of employing the particular construction of block 5, andmounting the same in the base 1 in the manner shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings, the outward strain on the shank 9 of the holding screw will bedelivered to the adjacent side of the base l and thereby relieve thefastening elements 8 of strain.

What is claimed is:

1. In a pedestal, the combination with a hollow base having one sidethereof provided with an opening and an internal annular recesssurroimding the opening, of a body adjustably mounted within the baseand having one side thereof provided with an elongated recess opposingthe opening in the side of the base, a metal strip secured within therecess in the body, a block mounted within the opening in the side ofthe base,

a flange formed on the inner end of the block and engaging Within therecess in the side of the base and opposing the strip on the adjustablebody, fastening elements extending through the flange and the adjacentside of the base, the said block having an opening therein, and meansadjustable Withinl the opening in the block and against the stripcarried by the body for holding the body in adjusted position.

2. A pedestal consisting of a pair of telescoping members, means iiorholding the members in adjusted position, the inner` member having alongitudinally extending bore therein extending in from the outer endfive cents each, by

thereof, a disk carried by the outer end of the inner member, arotatable disk mounted on the irstmnentioned disk, a pair ofintersecting and supporting arms resting on the rotatable disk, and ashaft extending through the point of intersection between the arms andthrough the disk and rotatably received by the bore in the inner member.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY n. Busti.

Witnesses:

HENRY L. BUSH, RUTH TELLMAN.

addressing the Commissioner of Patents..

Washington, D. C.

